BELFAST – A British exit from the European Union (EU) would not wreck Northern Ireland’s economy, the minister widely expected to be named the province’s next leader said on Monday, urging London to be bolder in its renegotiation with Brussels.
Marco Rubio has sent out a clear message that under a Republican presidency with him at the helm, the United States would stand behind the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Addressing a group of United States chief executives, Mr.
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 per cent of Britons want to leave the European Union while 47 per cent would like to remain in the bloc, an opinion poll conducted by pollster Survation on behalf of the ‘out’ campaign
The vitality and success of the City of London is not because of Britain’s European Union (EU) membership, but in spite of it. As the EU referendum date draws closer, passionate arguments on both sides will soon be overtaken by
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he believed European powers could reach a deal with Britain on its demands for reforms to the European Union, with terms that would still allow for deeper integration of
Britain’s Minister of State for Europe, David Lidington MP, has blamed media coverage of the ongoing migrant crisis for the popularity of the ‘Brexit’ campaign. Until recently public sentiment in Britain appeared to favour voting to remain in the European Union (EU) in the
The voice of pro-European Union (EU) big business, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), is facing accusations of rigging an opinion poll now used to promote the ‘Remain’ referendum campaign. The criticism focuses on the sample used by polling company YouGov for a
From CityAM: I held the UK/Europe brief at one of the major Washington, DC think tanks for eight arduous years. Every manner of European statesman trooped through my door, invariably trying to use me to leverage the US to do
Britain’s Chancellor will outline how he wants to protect London’s financial services industry in a reformed European Union (EU) when he travels to Germany next week. Prime Minister David Cameron is trying to convince other EU leaders to agree to
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday launched his most open defence to date of his country remaining in the European Union, telling Eurosceptics that EU outsider Norway was no model to emulate. Speaking in parliament ahead of a trip to
In the run-up to Britain’s European Union (EU) referendum, farmers and landowners are being roped into the “EU propaganda machine” under new regulations demanding they erect billboards publicising the receipt of EU grants, or face confiscation of the money. The new Countryside Stewardship Scheme sets
The eurosceptic grassroots campaign group Leave.EU has signed up over a thousand local councillors from across Britain and the political spectrum in support of their campaign to Leave the European Union at the forthcoming referendum. The campaign already has, 270,000
The Labour candidate for London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said that anyone advocating leaving the European Union (EU) is either an “xenophobe” or not “sensible,” leading UKIP’s candidate to slam him for “hold[ing] millions of Londoners in contempt.” With his
Contents: Russian troops may take control of Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan; European Union agrees to terms in exchange for Turkey’s help with refugees; Hungary closes the border with Croatia; Polls show British voters more willing to leave European Union; Turkey’s president Erdogan ridicules Europe over refugee crisis
The In/Out plebiscite on British membership of the European Union (EU) has prompted referendum fever across Europe with others demanding votes on various matters. David Cameron has been meeting with other EU leaders in Brussels to discuss Eurozone stabilisation and the migrant
David Cameron’s Conservative Party leader in the European Parliament, Syed Kamall, refused to commit to campaigning for Britain to exit the European Union, in an astonishing about-face on his previous rhetoric which has in the past urged an end to
Plumbing millionaire Charlie Mullins (pictured above) has quit Business for Britain following the group’s hasty re-positioning of itself as the driving force behind the ‘Vote Leave Take Control’ campaign, as he does not support the organisation’s new mandate to campaign
BRUSSELS, Belgium – David Cameron will have an expectant but not especially patient, or even attentive, audience when he meets fellow European Union (EU) leaders at a summit in Brussels at the end of this week. “Waiting for David” has
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – British lawmakers will start an inquiry into the costs and benefits of staying in the European Union next week as campaigning gets underway for a referendum on the country’s EU membership. Legislators from the cross-party
While Labour remains in disarray, the makeup of the Conservative Party will be very important for the Brexit campaign. As many front benchers espouse the regular platitudes to please their voters, it is clear the gap between the Conservative grassroots
Same horse, different rider. The election of new leaders for UK and Scottish Labour has had no impact on the standing of the party in Scotland, where it remains 35 percentage points behind the SNP, according to the latest research from pollster
Prime Minister David Cameron must hold a planned referendum on Britain’s European Union membership as soon as possible or risk “accidental Brexit”, the head of the Institute for Directors, a business lobby group, will saylater today. Cameron has promised to
Prime Minister David Cameron said his renegotiation of Britain’s ties with the European Union (EU) was “bloody hard work” but that he would not be rushed into naming a date for a referendum on membership, The Sunday Telegraph reported. On
As many as one in five of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s lawmakers is likely to vote to leave the European Union in a referendum, new research showed on Friday, indicating the scale of the divide over Europe in the
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Former finance minister Nigel Lawson said he would lead the campaign in David Cameron’s Conservative Party for Britain to exit the European Union [Brexit], saying the prime minister would fail to win significant concessions in
